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Prepare for 'The Women'

Meg Ryan, Annette Bening and Eva Mendes are set to star in a forthcoming all-female flick.

May 31 2007

Chick flick alert – hot on the heels of Reese Witherspoon announcing plans to revisit 1939 classic 'Midnight', a whole host of Hollywood's leading ladies are getting in on the act, signing up to star in a remake of another screwball comedy from that year in the shape of 'The Women'.

Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Jada Pinkett Smith, Debra Messing and Candice Bergen have all been cast in a contemporary version of the George Cukor's flick about a group of female friends who take bitchiness to new levels when it turns out the husband of their number is cheating.

The original promised a cast of 135 women versus no men, and if writer-director Diane English takes the same approach, we could have an intriguing prospect on our hands (although the fact that Mick Jagger is producing should supply the production with all the testosterone it needs).

'The Women' is set to roll before cameras this August.

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philip said...

I understand legendary composer John Barry is lined up to do the score,like he did for Jaggers last produced flick Enigma,should be good.Philip Posted on Mar 03 2008 19:15

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Sandra Shevey said...

Have done so.
That`s why I want to get a chance to do my rendition before someone else does.
I`ve been teaching it. I`ve been blabbing about it. I`ve been writing about it.
Isn`t there some small theatre in London where I can direct it?? Posted on Jun 01 2007 15:24

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Barbara said...

Just yesterday the Hollywood trades indicated that the project to remake The Women is green-lit. Apparently Annette Benning is committed to the film..... Check online. Posted on Jun 01 2007 15:19

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Sandra Shevey said...

From my lips to G-d`s ears.
I have just finished teaching a course on a revised view of Clare Luce`s `The Women` and wow! do I have an approach to that play.
If I could beg, I would BEG Kevin Spacey to allow me to direct MY version.
I have never seen an adaptation which does justice to the original. Never. And I interviewed Cukor and we talked about it. I interviewed Anita Loos and we talked about it.
So fie on Mick Jagger and fie on Diane English and fie on the *** and the *** Etc.
Isn`t there some small theatre around who`s back me???? Posted on Jun 01 2007 15:02

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